Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M • Bryan, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The postdoctoral research associate position will conduct research in cellular and molecular biology in the Singh laboratory at Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center. The laboratory applies and develops computational, and molecular biology approaches to understand regulation of gene expression in normal cells and disease states. The position will work on the project: Role of Intronic polyadenylation (IPA) isoforms across multiple cancer types. We have discovered that protein-coding genes can generate mRNAs that end in introns instead of annotated 3'UTRs. Our work showed widespread usage of intronic polyadenylation (IPA) sites across multiple cell-types and tissues generating IPA isoforms that diversify the transcriptome (Singh et al, Nature Communications 2018). This work established that these IPA isoforms represent major mRNA isoforms generated from alternative mRNA processing.

Requirements

• Appropriate PhD

Nice To Haves

• Recent PhD with strong publications in molecular biology, RNA biology and related fields.
• Previous work in the fields of cancer biology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform hypothesis driven research with a clear understanding and use of controls.
• Perform experiments at the bench level to support investigative work, potentially including, but not limited to molecular biology assays, DNA sequencing, PCR amplification, RT-PCR amplification, TC culture, BLS2/3 work, CRISPR/Cas9 screening and editing, and analysis of results.
• Recover, compile and verify accuracy of research data.
• Interpret and report on experimental results.
• Operate analytical instruments.
• Perform and modify documented protocols and assays.
• Maintain laboratory records and compile data on experiments and assays.
• Present your research through grants, manuscripts, easy to interpret figures, and presentations (oral/poster).

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree